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(Unofficial Networks) – Two climbers were rescued earlier this month after being stranded for three nights on a steep Fiordland mountainside near Sabre Peak.

The OEM has gained full regulatory approval from the FAA and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to begin sales and delivery of the new helicopter.

The FAA is accepting comments through May 28 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require inspecting for missing retaining rings on all the hinge pins installed on the jettisonable window systems and installing missing rings, if necessary.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 53 – Fuselage – Scuppers of the Engine Drain System – Modification, takes effect Apr. 24.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting feedback through May 8 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 52 – Doors – Bad Weather Windows Emergency Exit Mechanism – Inspection/Modification.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting feedback through May 8 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 55 – Stabilizers – Horizontal Stabilizer Fitting Screws – Replacement.

Chris Holder of Concorde Battery Corp. and friend Charlie Duffie are attempting a nonstop, 31-hour drive from Florida to California starting May 1 as part of a fundraiser for Kevin Lacey’s nonprofit Tango 31 Aero Clube at Aero Country Airport in McKinney, Texas. Lacey, who died in 2025, founded the youth aviation organization to offer high school students a pathway to careers in aviation maintenance, operations, and flight.

El Bolsón, Río Negro–based Helipatagonia becomes the first H160 operator in the South American country. Rotortrade also coordinated pilot training and technical readiness.

M1 Support Services and its team of General Dynamics Information Technology, Quantum Helicopters, Robinson Helicopter Co., and the University of North Dakota Aerospace have advanced to the fourth phase of the military training program.

Bell Textron announced record orders in 2025 for the Bell 505 from Latin American operators at this week’s FIDAE 2026 in Santiago, Chile.